, 1887-01-26
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Wednesday, Goth January, 1887.

The Government, acting, as will be seen,
OH the suggestion of the writer, has pub
lished u letter from Mr.. Shilling Carly,
addressed to His EXcellency the Governor,
which we think will be found of I'M
usual interest Ito planters and to all
others who have'a share in the fortunes of
this island. The letter calls attention to
the fact that the cultivation Of cane lands in
Louisiana is very different from, and in Mr..
Carty's opinion far superior to, the cultlVa-
ton of such lands in st. CrOix. Mr.. Carty
is not Il theorist; he has spent his days
here III learning, and subsequently in car.
rying out, and we believe with success
and to the satisfaction of those who have
employed him, the system followed in this
island and pretty generally through the
West Indies, while for the past 2 years he
has been engaged in working the system
followed, followed on the best properties at
least, in Louisiana. Americans have always
been famous for their labOur saving machines.
The vast area of land open to them and the
scantiness of the population at hand to
work it have developed an ingenuity III this
regard such as no other people has ever
exhibited. The South, owing doubtless TO
it's former command of slave laOOur, has
been slower in adopting such aids; but
now seems to be following in the footsteps
u lIG null III OI w 90 0AA' NANJ A"''H
observed the results in Louisiana, has arriv-
ed at the conclusion that the introduction
here of the implements in use there would
effect q revolution in our industry 1t
would, he cOnceiveS, so relieve manual
lab0ur that the burden Of the iabOur queS-
ton would be shifted from the employer to
the employed, It would no longer be
" How are we to get our work dOne"? from
the employers; but "Where are we to get
wofk'? from the labOurers. Would such
a result be good or eyil7 We cannot re.
gard it otherwise than as good. The
cheapening Of the cultivation would enable
the planters to hold their Own in the great
struggle now going on, and without their
being able to do that, the community,
except as o miserable poverty stricken
remnant, cannot exist. On the other hand
any evil which might arise from fewer
hands being required for the operations
carried on, would probably be balanced by
an extension Of the operations, or the sur.
pins hands would find Uccupationas small
growers on their Own account. should
therefore exceedingly like to see the nipple.
ments and methods in question. introduced
here. Mr.. Carty, in suggesting how this
may be done, has freed himself from the SuS.
picion of persOnal motives, by pointing out an
alternative plan, in the carrylngOut01 which
he would have no personal concern. we
doubt not that the subject will be placed
by the Government before the Planters
Association, and we trust it will there re-
ceivo a full, candid and unprecedented dis,
cussion. 1t would, Of course, be folly to
expect too much from any Improvement;
but where oneis suggested, it would, in the
present critical state of the cane industry,
be worse folly to refuse to consider 1t or to
learn what can be learned as to its supposed
advantages.
ST. Thomasi is to be gay to-day. Committee